Beira climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Beira?

Beira has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 919 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Beira?

The hottest day measured in Beira between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1951, reaching 46.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Beira?

The coldest day measured in Beira between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1956, at 8.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Beira?

Almost never: Beira sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Beira warmed?

Yes: Beira warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Beira?

The wettest day measured in Beira between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 2007, with 275 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Beira?

The windiest day measured in Beira between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2019, with winds reaching 67.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Beira?

The warmest month in Beira is January (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Beira?

Beira receives on average 919 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Beira?

Beira gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Beira (Mozambique) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 919 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is January (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Beira averages 0 frost days, 154 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.

Beira has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 46.0 °C (on 27 November 1951) and the coldest 8.9 °C (on 7 July 1956).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

BeiraSofala

coords: -19.84°, 34.84°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

24.4°C

Average daily high

29.4°C

Average daily low

20.5°C

Annual rainfall

919mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

16.4km/h

Seasonal range

6.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

154 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

129 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.3 °C

Average feels-like low

22.7 °C

Average peak gust

33.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

214 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

46.0 °C

27 November 1951

Coldest day

8.9 °C

7 July 1956

Wettest day

275 mm

29 December 2007

Windiest day

67.9 km/h

14 March 2019

Strongest gust

139.0 km/h

14 March 2019

Hottest feels-like

48.2 °C

13 December 2015

Coldest feels-like

6.9 °C

16 June 1968

Sunniest day

13.0 h

21 November 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	41.7 °C15 January 2025	11.6 °C1 August 2025	25.0 °C	1,189 mm	175
2024	40.0 °C30 September 2024	12.9 °C10 July 2024	25.6 °C	617 mm	209
2023	39.5 °C29 November 2023	14.0 °C27 July 2023	25.3 °C	1,215 mm	192
2022	37.0 °C17 December 2022	13.0 °C30 July 2022	24.9 °C	871 mm	184
2021	41.9 °C18 November 2021	11.7 °C4 July 2021	24.8 °C	1,143 mm	181
2020	40.5 °C7 November 2020	11.2 °C10 August 2020	24.9 °C	1,011 mm	178
2019	43.3 °C28 October 2019	11.3 °C23 July 2019	25.1 °C	1,204 mm	171
2018	39.1 °C28 December 2018	14.3 °C8 June 2018	24.8 °C	777 mm	162
2017	42.6 °C17 October 2017	13.5 °C23 June 2017	24.4 °C	892 mm	135
2016	39.0 °C21 February 2016	14.1 °C20 June 2016	25.2 °C	627 mm	191
2015	40.8 °C13 December 2015	13.8 °C9 July 2015	24.8 °C	648 mm	158
2014	37.7 °C9 October 2014	12.8 °C28 August 2014	24.4 °C	766 mm	149
2013	41.1 °C13 October 2013	12.8 °C20 July 2013	24.4 °C	971 mm	144
2012	40.3 °C29 September 2012	12.2 °C20 July 2012	24.7 °C	604 mm	171
2011	41.3 °C31 October 2011	11.0 °C20 July 2011	24.7 °C	690 mm	184
2010	39.2 °C13 November 2010	12.7 °C15 August 2010	24.9 °C	1,008 mm	176
2009	38.5 °C18 December 2009	11.4 °C31 August 2009	24.7 °C	603 mm	175
2008	41.0 °C27 September 2008	12.5 °C28 June 2008	24.8 °C	595 mm	187
2007	39.9 °C5 November 2007	11.6 °C9 July 2007	24.6 °C	1,446 mm	165
2006	39.7 °C31 October 2006	12.4 °C25 June 2006	24.7 °C	779 mm	173
2005	40.7 °C9 March 2005	12.1 °C1 July 2005	25.0 °C	690 mm	195
2004	40.6 °C8 October 2004	11.9 °C17 July 2004	24.6 °C	852 mm	178
2003	40.7 °C9 December 2003	12.7 °C17 August 2003	24.5 °C	776 mm	173
2002	37.3 °C4 November 2002	13.3 °C5 July 2002	24.6 °C	518 mm	162
2001	38.1 °C6 September 2001	11.7 °C24 July 2001	24.6 °C	1,276 mm	160
2000	37.1 °C8 January 2000	13.7 °C17 June 2000	24.2 °C	1,309 mm	137
1999	38.7 °C26 September 1999	12.2 °C24 June 1999	24.2 °C	1,157 mm	121
1998	40.2 °C6 November 1998	13.4 °C19 June 1998	24.5 °C	1,185 mm	148
1997	41.6 °C22 November 1997	13.0 °C18 August 1997	24.2 °C	1,174 mm	119
1996	37.0 °C18 December 1996	12.8 °C24 August 1996	24.1 °C	1,147 mm	141
1995	39.2 °C26 October 1995	11.9 °C11 July 1995	24.6 °C	536 mm	170
1994	39.6 °C22 November 1994	12.2 °C30 June 1994	23.8 °C	738 mm	129
1993	38.1 °C18 December 1993	14.3 °C8 June 1993	24.5 °C	775 mm	145
1992	42.2 °C25 October 1992	12.6 °C29 July 1992	25.0 °C	583 mm	200
1991	37.2 °C7 February 1991	11.8 °C16 July 1991	24.5 °C	697 mm	170
1990	39.4 °C15 November 1990	13.8 °C4 July 1990	24.3 °C	760 mm	149
1989	39.5 °C3 October 1989	12.7 °C26 July 1989	24.2 °C	963 mm	117
1988	36.7 °C10 October 1988	11.3 °C3 August 1988	24.1 °C	1,037 mm	130
1987	37.6 °C25 November 1987	12.0 °C13 July 1987	24.6 °C	679 mm	182
1986	37.8 °C23 February 1986	11.6 °C22 June 1986	23.9 °C	1,038 mm	134
1985	37.2 °C12 September 1985	12.0 °C31 July 1985	24.1 °C	963 mm	126
1984	39.3 °C4 September 1984	14.5 °C4 August 1984	24.2 °C	916 mm	131
1983	38.7 °C2 February 1983	13.0 °C1 September 1983	24.6 °C	742 mm	177
1982	36.6 °C23 December 1982	11.9 °C13 July 1982	24.0 °C	670 mm	118
1981	39.4 °C6 November 1981	10.9 °C12 June 1981	23.6 °C	1,227 mm	124
1980	40.1 °C14 November 1980	12.3 °C7 July 1980	24.3 °C	769 mm	161
1979	41.9 °C23 September 1979	14.0 °C28 July 1979	24.3 °C	775 mm	160
1978	37.1 °C12 November 1978	11.8 °C29 July 1978	24.0 °C	1,252 mm	151
1977	37.5 °C10 September 1977	12.1 °C6 July 1977	24.1 °C	985 mm	142
1976	43.1 °C25 November 1976	10.6 °C18 July 1976	23.8 °C	1,036 mm	120
1975	38.4 °C21 October 1975	9.7 °C26 July 1975	23.7 °C	848 mm	128
1974	37.7 °C18 October 1974	12.0 °C19 May 1974	23.7 °C	1,102 mm	130
1973	39.5 °C14 September 1973	12.0 °C18 July 1973	24.4 °C	902 mm	169
1972	39.5 °C15 December 1972	11.9 °C3 August 1972	24.0 °C	818 mm	142
1971	38.5 °C13 December 1971	10.9 °C15 July 1971	24.3 °C	703 mm	171
1970	38.5 °C8 October 1970	12.6 °C7 July 1970	24.3 °C	766 mm	162
1969	41.0 °C26 November 1969	11.9 °C19 June 1969	24.2 °C	961 mm	141
1968	39.2 °C16 October 1968	9.4 °C16 June 1968	23.9 °C	802 mm	154
1967	39.8 °C5 October 1967	13.0 °C24 July 1967	24.0 °C	928 mm	135
1966	39.5 °C7 January 1966	12.4 °C12 August 1966	24.2 °C	887 mm	143
1965	39.2 °C18 December 1965	11.9 °C22 June 1965	23.6 °C	563 mm	113
1964	40.7 °C9 November 1964	11.4 °C29 June 1964	23.7 °C	1,030 mm	119
1963	39.0 °C6 October 1963	11.7 °C18 July 1963	23.6 °C	1,068 mm	107
1962	39.4 °C18 October 1962	12.7 °C24 July 1962	24.2 °C	1,014 mm	150
1961	43.3 °C29 October 1961	14.7 °C5 July 1961	24.4 °C	817 mm	151
1960	39.6 °C10 October 1960	13.1 °C3 July 1960	24.2 °C	813 mm	174
1959	42.5 °C4 October 1959	14.3 °C7 August 1959	24.3 °C	767 mm	169
1958	40.7 °C20 November 1958	11.8 °C31 July 1958	24.2 °C	1,289 mm	151
1957	40.8 °C24 November 1957	11.4 °C23 June 1957	24.3 °C	870 mm	120
1956	38.1 °C15 October 1956	8.9 °C7 July 1956	23.9 °C	992 mm	125
1955	42.6 °C14 November 1955	11.1 °C13 August 1955	23.5 °C	1,054 mm	91
1954	42.4 °C27 October 1954	10.9 °C24 July 1954	24.6 °C	713 mm	197
1953	36.9 °C28 November 1953	9.8 °C1 July 1953	23.9 °C	1,292 mm	143
1952	39.0 °C20 November 1952	12.8 °C13 June 1952	24.3 °C	918 mm	173
1951	46.0 °C27 November 1951	12.0 °C22 July 1951	25.0 °C	514 mm	226
1950	39.6 °C16 December 1950	12.1 °C29 June 1950	24.0 °C	838 mm	145
1949	42.2 °C30 November 1949	12.8 °C22 June 1949	24.2 °C	986 mm	165
1948	40.0 °C13 October 1948	11.8 °C7 August 1948	23.8 °C	1,688 mm	102
1947	41.2 °C29 October 1947	11.6 °C6 July 1947	24.0 °C	1,213 mm	137
1946	40.3 °C29 October 1946	11.8 °C21 June 1946	23.8 °C	1,218 mm	123
1945	39.5 °C3 October 1945	12.1 °C28 June 1945	24.1 °C	1,319 mm	131
1944	40.7 °C27 September 1944	13.5 °C11 June 1944	24.2 °C	1,087 mm	160
1943	42.0 °C1 December 1943	12.3 °C1 July 1943	24.0 °C	1,118 mm	124
1942	39.4 °C13 October 1942	12.1 °C11 July 1942	24.5 °C	711 mm	171
1941	43.6 °C23 September 1941	11.3 °C27 July 1941	24.7 °C	799 mm	168
1940	44.0 °C1 December 1940	12.2 °C10 August 1940	24.8 °C	734 mm	197

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.8 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

175 d/yr

+21

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1189 mm

+270 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	33.8 °C	+2.8 °C	176 mm	-14 mm
Feb	32.2 °C	+1.5 °C	139 mm	-37 mm
Mar	30.5 °C	+0.3 °C	239 mm	+122 mm
Apr	29.6 °C	+0.4 °C	91 mm	+37 mm
May	27.4 °C	-0.4 °C	62 mm	+37 mm
Jun	26.9 °C	+0.7 °C	15 mm	-2 mm
Jul	25.9 °C	+0.2 °C	25 mm	+8 mm
Aug	28.4 °C	+0.9 °C	9 mm	-5 mm
Sep	30.6 °C	+0.9 °C	17 mm	+2 mm
Oct	30.7 °C	-0.5 °C	32 mm	+3 mm
Nov	30.8 °C	-1.0 °C	154 mm	+80 mm
Dec	30.7 °C	-0.7 °C	230 mm	+37 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.7 °C

15 Jan 2025

Coldest day

11.6 °C

1 Aug 2025

Wettest day

133.6 mm

12 Mar 2025

Windiest day

32.3 km/h

12 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

61.2 km/h

12 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

47.1 °C

15 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.1 °C

1 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

22 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Beira?

Beira has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 919 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Beira?

The hottest day measured in Beira between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1951, reaching 46.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Beira?

The coldest day measured in Beira between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1956, at 8.9 °C.

Does it snow in Beira?

Almost never: Beira sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Beira warmed?

Yes: Beira warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Beira?

The wettest day measured in Beira between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 2007, with 275 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Beira?

The windiest day measured in Beira between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2019, with winds reaching 67.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Beira?

The warmest month in Beira is January (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Beira?

Beira receives on average 919 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Beira?

Beira gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Beira?

Yes: Beira has on average 214 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Beira?

In Beira, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.2 °C on 13 December 2015, and the lowest was 6.9 °C on 16 June 1968.

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